Cloth-measuring machine.



G. F. MANSFIELD.

CLOTH MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18. 1916. )1 wgfigg Patented Sept. 4, 191?.

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CLOTH MEASURING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept... 41, 191i "2'.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. MANSFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pascagoula, in the county of Jackson and 5 State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Cloth-Measuring Machine, of which the followin is a specification.

This invention re ates to an improved ma chine for measuring cloth directly from the bolt, and has for'an object to provide a machine of this nature, which is relatively compact, and which may be erected or mounted in a'relatively small space, so as to be used in department stores, and other cloth handling places, Where it is desired to take inventory of stock, or to measure ofi cloth to ascertain the exact quantity thereof, or to sever the cloth into desired lengths.

Another object of this invention is to provide the above outlined mechanism which means for cutting the cloth in predetermined lengths, or to provide the machine with a cutter mechanism which is caused to actuate upon the measuring ofl 'of a certain predetermined length of cloth. The invention contemplates, in conjunction with this object of the invention, means for arresting the movement of the cloth through the device,

' during the cutting action and to transmit the motion of the cloth operating means to the cutter, so as to actuate the cutter transversely of the cloth to sever the same.

' The invention further aims at the provision of an improved means for clamping the r cloth and holding it taut at that portion which is to be severed by the cutting mechanism, so thatthe cutting knife may operate freely and without undue resistance in its transverse movement. 7

40 A still further object of the invention is "to provide cutting mechanism which is so associated with the measuring or counting mechanism that the counting mechanism may be adjusted to various lengths in yards,

or various fractions thereof, such as quarter yards, so as to actuate the cuttin mechanism afterthe passage of a predetermineddesired len h of the cloth has passed the cutter.

esides all-of the above noted objects and to advantage's'of the invention, the present invention contemplates the provision of a relativelyhght tubular frame having an ad justable upright therein tosupport one side of the mechanism, d which is adjustable with respect to the Zi dQeLthe frame to accommodate cloth varying-in width; toprovide improved means for holdin the origi nal bolt of cloth from which t e cloth is taken to be measured and cut; to provide an lmproved cutting mechanism which is automatic in its action, and which is automatically returned to its initial position for repeating its cutting operation when next tripped; to provide an improved counting or measuring mechanism for indicatin to the operator just how many yards and fractions thereof of the cloth passes through the machine, and wherein the parts of the counting mechanism are relatively few and are so arranged and constructed that but rela- 7o tively few moving parts are employed, and some of these parts only intermittently; to provide the machine with an improved means for setting the trip for the cutter, and

combining with the trip a shiftable drive pulley or means which, when tripped, is adapted to actuate the cutting mechanism, and which normally operates the cloth car-,,, rying mechanism to move the gloth through the machine; and to provide an improved roll holder for the cloth which is positively driven to wind the cloth thereon.

Various other objects and advantages of this invention will be brought out in the following specific description of the present preferred embodiment of this invention, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved cloth measuring machine, the dotted ac lines at the upper right hand corner'of the figure showing the manual means, which may be employed for actuating the machine.

Fig. 2 is a right side elevational view of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section, taken fromfront to rear through the-machine.

Fig. 4: is a transverse vertical sectional view, taken through the left hand side of the machine, showin the securing means for lot) the adjustablouprig litin the machine.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view, taken throughthe right hand side of themachine, and showing the operative parts thereof. Y I v Fig. 6 a fra enta sectional view, taken through the 'operatlve parts, on the line 66 of Fig. 5, the plane of the section extending from front to rear of the machine.

Fig. 7 is a detail fragmentary sectional 110 view, taken horizontally on the line 7- 7 of Fig. 5, and looking downwardly on the cutter actuating gears.

Fig. 8 is an end view of the cloth support, showing the means for expanding the binding rods of the support.

Fig. 9 is a detail fragmentary View, enlarged, of the left hand end of the trip for returning the cutter to normal inactive position.

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the machine, showing a modification of the structure thereof.

Fig. 11 is a detail enlarged edge view of the number wheel, showing the novel arrangement of the numbers thereon.

Referring to these drawings, wherein like parts are designated by similar numerals of reference, 10 designates a pair of blocks, which constitute a base for the machine, and may be separate members as shown, or be given any other desired configuration, or assemblage, as is found convenient or desirable in the erection and use of the machine. Socket plates 11 are seated upon the upper flat faces of the base members 10, and have upstanding sockets 12, in which areseated the lower ends of standards 13 and 14, which rise upwardly in parallelism and are held in spaced relation at their upper ends by a cross piece 15. The socket plates 11 are fixed in position upon the base members,

10 by screws 16, or other desired fastening devices.

The standards 13 and 14 are preferably tubular as shown and the cross piece 15 is tubular, the standards and the cross piece being joined at their adjacent ends by elbows 17. The standards 13 and 14 are braced adjacent their upper and lower ends by the vertically spaced apart brace bars 18 and 19, located, respectively, in the upper and lower portions of the frame, and are used not only to brace the standards 13 and I 'standards and the braces, so as to firmly support the adjustable upright 20. As may be best seen from Fig. 4, the upright 20 is tubular and is provided in its upper and lower ends with latches 24 reduced at their outer portions to provide stop shoulders 25. and adapted to project into the transverse openings through the heads 21 and 22 for engagement with the teeth of racks 26, which are formed upon the opposed respective upper and lower faces of the braces 18 and 19. The opposite ends of the upright 20 are threaded into sockets 27 formed in the inner opposite ends of the heads 21 and 22, so as to hold the upright rigidly to the heads and provide at the inner ends of the sockets suitable shoulders to receive the shoulders 25 of the latches thereagainst. Springs 28 are placed in the opposite ends of the upright 20, and each has an end bearing against the adjacent latch 24, while the opposite end of each spring is held in compressed position against the' adjacent latch by means of stops 29. The latches 24 are connected to wires, or relatively flexible rods 30, which extend toward an intermediate portion of the upright 20, as at a point spaced slightly above the middle portion of the upright, and' are there connected to blocks 31 slidable in the upright, and having outstanding thumb pieces '32, which project laterally through a slot 33 in one side of the upright 20. The springs 28 are adapted to force the latches outwardly into contact with the racks 26, and to thus draw the blocks 31 apart and spread the thumb pieces 32. The latches 24 are retracted by compressing the thumb pieces 32 together,

. as .is apparent. With this construction, the

upright 20' may be moved toward or from the standard 14, so as to vary the width of the passage through the frame to accom standard 14-and also in the upright 20. The

spindles 34 are adapted to move toward and from each other, and carry upon their inner ends a pair of opposed disks or wheels 36, each having at its inner face a diametrically extending grooved projection '37 to receive the adjacent end of a board 38 upon whichthe bolt of cloth is. rolled. Springs 39 sur round the spindles 34,: and hear attheir inner ends against the hubpor'tions, of said 7 wheels 36, and hear attheir outer ends against the inner sides of the couplings 35 to thus urge the spindles 34 inwardly. and

yieldingly hold the projections 37 against the opposite ends of the board 38 of the bolt ofcloth. These springs 39, and the slidable mounting of the spindles 34, provide meansfor adjusting the disks 36 to various distances apart to accommodate cloth varying in width. V

The cloth 40 is carried 'from the bolt 41 over a support and upwardly through the frame. This-support comprises a pair of inwardly extending brackets 42 and 43, 10-.

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asagna cated respectively upon the standards 13 and 14, the brackets being of substantially U- shape form, as shown, and projecting considerably' into the space between the standards. The bracket 43 is of less size than the bracket 42, so as to dispose the major ,port1on of the support in line with the cloth of outer. tubes or rods 46, which extend in the bars 44.0f the brackets and are held in tremities with pins 48, upon each of which is across the frame, and are adapted to bear against. the outer side. or face of the strip of cloth 40. See Fig. 3. The inner rods or tubes 47 of the support comprise relatively stationary members extending between the brackets 42 and 43, and being spaced inwardly to slight extent from the outer rods 46. The inner rods 47 are mounted rigidly parallelism throughout their lengths. The outer bars 46 are provided upon their exhinged one end of a link 49, each pair of links'being pivotally connected at their free ends to provide a toggle joint connecting the outer rods 46. The pins 48 are also con- ;nected together by contracting springs 50 adapted to normally urge the outer bars 46 inwardly against the inner bars 47. The inner bars 47 are adapted to lie against the inner side or face of the strip of cloth 40', and when the outer bars 46 are contracted, by means of the springs .50, they bind the cloth tight against and over the inner rods 47 to hold the cloth taut over the rods. It is, of course, understood that any number of these rods or tubes 46and 47 may be employed in. order totension the cloth properly, as it passes upwardly through-the frame. Asshown in Fig. 1, the upright 20 is provided with a second coupling 51 through which is slidably mounted a spindle 52. The spindle 52 has mounted rotatably upon its innerend, a disk or wheel 53, provided with a relatively long diametrically extending grooved projection54 to receive =one.end of a relatively flat frame 55. The

frame 55 comprises two sections, the main section, and a second telescoping section 56.

Both sections are of til-shape, the section 55 being oflarger diameter and adapted to receive therein the ends of the section 56, whereby the n e, designated as a whole as 55, may be extended or contracted to ac- 'commodate cloth varying in width, and consequently difierent distances between the disk 53, and a second disk or wheel 57, arranged in the opposite side of the flame.

Withreference to Figs. 1 and 5, of-the draw: 'it will be noted that the upper or wheel 57, at the right hand side of the machine is provided with an inwardly extending projection 58 receiving the adjacent end of the swinging frame 55, which latter may be pivoted at its ends as shown.

The wheel 57 is provided with a hub 59 havmg a concaved outer face concentric about a shaft 60, which is journaled i a coupling -61 carriedby the standard 14, directly ophub 59. The pulley 62 is slidable longitudinally on the shaft 60, but is rotatable therewith. A The pulley 62 has upon its opposite sides convexed hub portions 66 and 67 adapted to fit into the concavities of the hubs 59 and 65, and to provide therewith clutches to alternately connect the drive pulley 62 with the Wheel 57 and the pulley 64. The outer extremity of the shaft '60 is provided with an angular projection or shank 68 to which may be fitted a handle 69 in the form of a crank, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1. Thus, the improved machine may be operated either manually, or by means of a suitable driving element.

The drive pulley 62 is provided with a shifting lever 70 (Fig. 5), in the form of a relatively flat plate arranged vertically, and adapted to slide in a horizontal direction Freely mounted upon the upon a pair of vertically spaced apart pins 71 and to be normally urged outwardly thereon by a pair of compression springs 72 encircling the pins, and secured at their outer ends to the standard 14 and at their inner ends to the adjacent'outer face ofthe shifting lever 70. The pins 71 are supported by the standard 14 and preferably extend diametrically therethrough, and are threaded at their outer ends, as shown in Fig. 5, to engage through correspondingly threaded openings formed in the outer Sldfi.

of the standard. This provides for a rigid structure, which holds the ins 71 from vibration in any direction. handle 73 projects, outwardly from an intermediate portion of the plate of the lever 70, through the standard 14, and is turned upwardly at right angles for grasping by the hand when it is desired to push. the handle in'against the tension of the springs 72, and thusshift the drive pulley 62 into interlocking e'ngagement with the wheel 57 to drive the same and directions when the shifting lever moved outwardly by the springs 72, and

contact with a toothed wheel 7 8, which, when rotated, is adapted to rock the latch 76 and raise, the end thereof out of the notch 7 5 in the side of the shank 74. This operation of the latch 76 releases the shifting lever, whereby the same is adapted to spring outwardly under the tension of the springs 72, which contract and move the pulley 62- against the free pulley 64. The shifting lever 70 is provided with fork arms 79 engaging against the opposite sides of the pulley 62, so as to shift the same in op osite 0 is when the shifting lever 70 is forced inwardly by the handle 73. The toothed wheel 78 is provided with an elongated hub or sleeve portion '80, which projects outwardly through the standard 14, and has bearing support therein. The outer end of the sleeve terminates short of the end of a shaft 81, which passes entirely through the sleeve 80 and the toothed wheel 78, and serves as a shoulder to receive thereagainst a hub 82, which carries a combined indicating and tripping arm 83. The arm 83 is adapted to turn' with the shaft 81, and to traverse the face of a dial 84, whichds mounted on the outer end of the sleeve 81, but is held from rotation therewith by a support 85, or the like. The sleeve 80 carries a trigger 86 having a sleeved hub fitting over the sleeve 80, and being secured thereto by means of a set screw 87. The trigger 86 is provided with an adjustable finger 88 uponits outer end adapted to'be swung into the path. of the indicator and tripping arm 83, as shown in full lines in Fig. 5, or to be swung upwardly 4 out of the path thereof, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. The movement. of the trig-- ger 86' turns thesleeve and the toothed wheel 78 to trip the latch -76, release the shifting lever 70, and move the drive pulley 62 into interlocking contact with the loose pulley 64, as shown in Fig. 1.

The innerend of the shaft 81 projects beyond the toothed wheel 78, and has mounted thereon an indicating or number wheel 89, provided upon its inner face with a' plurality of equi-distantly spaced apart pinso'r pro- .jections 90, representing the number of advancements which are necessary to make a complete revolution of the number wheel. As may be best seen from Fig. 11 this num-' ber wheel 89 has its periphery divided longitudinally into two parts, each part being preferably divided up into fi equal spaces. One-side or part of the wheel numbers consecutively arranged from 1 to 50,'while the opposite side of the wheel 89 has consecutively arranged in the spaces thereof, numbers from 51 to 100. These numbers are so arranged upon the periphery of the. wheel 89, that when the number 50 is on one side of the wheel, at the next advancement of the .opposite side, so that by this peculiar arrangement, the wheel 89 is made to indicate steps, or marks of a' predetermined value, by two consecutive revolutions of the 7 wheel. From Figs. 1 and 5, it will be seen that a small plate 91 is mounted inwardly of the number wheel 89 and supported upon bracket arms 92, so as to lie flat against the rear face of the Web of cloth 40, as it pa$es upwardly from the lower bolt 41. A post 93 projects inwardly and overhangs, oris spaced forwardly from the plate 91, and has hingedly mounted upon its outer end, a bear ing bracket 94, which, by means of one or 80 more springs 95, is urged rearwardly toward ,v

the plate 91.

A shaft 96 is jour'naled in the bearing bracket 94, and has on one end a contact wheel 97, adapted to rollover the web 40 as 85 it passes upwardly through the frame, and for this purpose is preferably provided with a rubber, or other frictional, peripheral surface. The inner end of the shaft 96'carries a striker wheel 98 provided upon its outer 0 I and the wheel 97 is preferably given such 1 diameter that each complete turn is effected by the passage of one quarter of a yard of the web. 40 therebeneath to thus indicate upon the number wheel 89, at each advancement thereof, that a quarter of a yard of the cloth, or other material, has passed upwardly beneath the contact wheel97.

The present machine is also provided with means for cutting the cloth in desired lengths, and for this purpose provides a cutting mechanism, which is automatically tripped or actuated after thepassage of a predetermined length of the web 40 upwardly through the machine. The support over which the cloth passes is used for this purpose, and the intermediate bars 47 are provided 'with a carriage or traveler 100, Fig. 1, which preferably comprises a pair of a sleeves, one for each of the tubes or rods 47 joined by a web 101, from the intermediate portion of which a knife or cutter 102, Fig. 7 extends outwardly and is preferably inclined upwardly toward the bracket 42 at a slight angle. The web 101 is located beneath the plane of the web 40 as it passes over the intermediate rods 47, and the cutter or knife 102 projects considerably, above, or

outwardly from, the web 40. The carriage naaaree chine from the bracket 43 to the bracket 42.

To efiect this operation, the carriage 100 has connected to the inner side thereof, one end of a flexible cord or cable 103, which passes transversely beneath the support and over a pulley 104, and is thence carried back to the opposite side of the frame, where it is wound, upon a spool or drum 105. "Q

As may be best seen from Fig. 5, the drum 105 has end flanges 106 and 107, the latter being provided with peripheral teeth 108, adapted to mesh with the laterally extending teeth'109 of a pulley 110. The pulley 110 has an outwardly extending stem 111 passing through the standard 14, and having bearing therein to. support the pulley 110. The stem 111 also passes through the base of the bracket 43, so as to mount the pulley within the bracket and opposite .to the drum 105. The drum 105 is keyed upon a vertical spindle. 112, which is mounted for rotation in the opposite arms of the bracket 43. The spindle 112 has arranged there-- about a coiled spring 113, secured at one' end to the arm 114 of the bracket 43, and at its opposite end as at 115, to the spindle. This spring 113 is adapted to be compressed when the spindle 112 is turned in one direction, and when the spindle is released, is'

adapted to rotate the spindle in the opposite direction. The cable 103, which passes I over the drum 105 is given a suihcient'numher of turns or laps over the drum to frictionally connect the cable to the drum, the end of the cable being thencarried to the carriage 100, and secured to the outer side thereof. The drum 105 is provided with a peripherally grooved hub 110 projecting downwardly therefrom, and with which is engaged one arm of a bell crank lever 117, which is pivoted as at 118 in the bracket, and has its downwardly extending armhingedly connected to a finger 119, projecting downwardly from a transverse bar 120, passing through the lower tube 47 of the support. This bar 120 is provided upon its opposite ends with shifting fingers 121 and 122, adapted for contact with the carriage 100, as the latter is reciprocated back and forth in the support to slide the bar 120 first toward one sideof the frame, and then toward the opposite side thereof. This shifting ofthe bar 120 swings the bell crank lever 117 to shift the drum 105 on the spindle 112 and move the teeth 108 of the drum into and out of engagement with the teeth 109 of the pulley 110. Thus, the drum 105 is connected and disconnected with redefinite length, the trigger 86 is set, so that the tripping arm 83 may strike the finger 88 of the same at the desired measurement, and release the shifting lever 70, so that the same may move outwardly into the position shown inl ig. 1, and thus connect the drive pulley 02 to the loose pulley 64. The motor, or other means for turning the shaft 00 now drives the cutting mechanism, to turnthe gear 110, the drum 105, and operate the cable 103, to move the carriage 100 transversely across the machine from the bracket 43 to the bracket 42. During this operation of the cutting mechanism, is necessary to hold the cloth taut over the inner rods or tubes 47, and to accomplish this purpose the springs 50 are employed to draw the outer rods 46-toward each other and bind the web between the same and the rods 47. The

springs 50 are normally held stretched or under tension by the links 49, Fig. 8, to re lease the web 40 when the latter is traveling over the support. The standard14 carries to spread the rods 40 and release the cloth.- 1

The horizontal arm of the bell crank lever has connected thereto a flexible cable 126, which passes downwardly through the frame over pulleys 127 and 127, and thence is connected at 128 to the hinged inner ends of l the links 49, as shown in Fig 8. Thus, ten-- sion placed on the cable 126 moves the toggle links 49 inwardly and spreads the springs 50 and the outer rods 46. The links 49 on the left. hand side of the frame are spread by acable 129, which passes upwardly over a pulley 127, and across the frame, and connects to the cable 129 adjacent the bell crank lever 124. V 7

In Fig. 10 of the drawings, there is shown a modified form of the machine above described, and which embodiesthe features of the present invention. lln this modified structure, the parts are of the identical form and arrangement of the preferred form of the invention, with the exception of the following modifications.

The support which passes across the frame between thesta-ndards 13 and 14 is made up of a pair of brackets 130 and 131 of i l-shapeand which project inwardly toward one another. The bracket 131 is the longer or larger bracket, and thus offsets the support toward the right hand side of the frame, so

as to dispose theesupport substantially in alinement with thexweb 40, which passes upwardly through the frame. 1 These brackets 130 and 131 have inner opposite cross bars, which are relatively straight, and which support the opposite ends of transversely are extending and spaced apart rods 1 32 and ner, such as by driving the pulley 62, or

turning the handle 69. The handle 73 is v 133. The rod 133 is the intermediate'rod of the assemblage, shown in this Fig. 10, and is ada ted to receive over its forward face the well 40. The rods 132 are the outer rods, and are spaced above and belowtheintermediate rod 133, and are adapted to bear against the outer face of the web in order to distort the same from its plane of travel and tension the web over the intermediate the cloth, as it is fed upwardly through the device. The number wheel 89 is mounted on the outer end of a stud or short shaft 134 mounted in a suitable bearing 135 projecting inwardly from the standard 14, so as to hold the number wheel 89 in the position shown, and for contact with the striking stud or projection 99, as in the preferred form. f

The odified form of the machine is adapted to measure cloth only, and is not provided with a cutting mechanism. By eliminating this mechanism, the drive pulley 136 is fixed to the drive shaft 137 to which is also fixed the wheel 138. The wheel 138 is provided with the diametrically extending projection 139, which is grooved in the mannerabove described to receive therein the upper winding frame 55. The shaft 137 has the squared shank 68, as in the preferred form, whereby the shank may be turned manually. In all other respects this modified form of the invention is'similar. to that above disclosed, the changes made, being simply to eliminate the cutting mechanism, as for certain uses the cutting mechanism is not desirable, and a machine according to the modified structure provides an economical and practical machine for measuring the cloth.

The operation of this modified form of the machine, as above set forth is substantially identical with the preferred form as the latter differs only in the addition of the cutting mechanism, the automatic means for tripping the same, and the means for interrupting the movement of the cloth.

When it is desired to ascertain-the length of cloth and to cut the same. the web 40 is fed upwardly through the support by pass ing the web first outwardly between the lower bars 46 and 47, and thenrearwardly between the upper bars 46 and 47. This dis- .the pulley 60 toward the wheel '57. This action causes the clutch faces 59 and 66 to engage, whereby the wheel 57 is turned to rotate the frame 55 and wind the cloth upon the upper frame. As the web of cloth 40 moves upwardly through the frame, its frictional contact rotates the wheel 97, whereby the shaft 96 is turned to rotate the wheel 98 and the striker 99. Upon each revolution of the striker 99, the same engages a pin 90 of the number wheel 98, to thus advance the same one step. Each advancement of the wheel moves the numbers so that an addi-' tional predetermined length of the cloth is passed upwardly through the frame. The intermittent rotation of the number wheel 89 is transmitted through the shaft 81 to the indicating and tripping arm 83. .The arm 83 is intermittently rotated in front of the dial 84, which dial may be provided with any suitable numbering or indications desired. If it is desired to cut the cloth at a certain length, the finger 88 of the trigger 86 is swung down into the path of the arm 83, and the trigger itself is turned about the dial until it reaches the desired indicated length, marked on the dial, when it is frictionally held in such position. The latch 76 is engaged in the notch 75 of the shifting lever, and also in' the throat between two of the adjacent teeth of the wheel 78, whereby the latch is held in the notch, and in position ready to be released therefrom, upon the rotation of the wheel 78. The inward movement of the shifting'lever 70 draws the ger 88 of the trigger, the latter is advanced with the arm 83 upon the next advancement of the number wheel, so that the trigger is actuated, the wheel 78 is advanced one tooth, and the latch 76 is lifted out of the notch 75 to release the shifting lever 70. This releasing of the shifting lever admits the outward movement thereof under the tension of'the sprin 72. The shifting lever thus Jdisengages t e pulley 62 from the wheel 57 and thereby arrests the upward feeding of the cloth through the frame. The pulley 62 is also drawn outwardly whereby the clutch L members 65 and 67 of the pulley 62 and the pulley 64 are interlocked. Simultaneously reset/ea with the disengagement of the drive pulley 62 with the wheel 57, thecables 126 are released or slackened, whereby the springs50 contract and the outer rods 46 are drawn to-' o drives the drum 105. The drum turns in such direction that the flex ible cord or cable 103 moves the carriage 100 transversely of the frame from the bracket 43 to the bracket 12. This action of the carriage 100 draws the cutter or knife 102 transversely through the flattened and'taut portion of the web 40 to thus sever the same at a point between theinner rods or tubes 47. As soon as the carriage 100 reaches the bracket 42, it is brought into contact with the shifting finger 122, and effects the sliding of the bar 120 through the lower tube 17. This sliding or shifting of the bar 120 rocks the bell crank lever 117 about its pivot 118 to move the horizontal arm of the bell crank lever upwardly and thus shift the drum 105 out of alinement with the gear pulley 110. Thus the teeth 108 and 109 are drawn out of mesh and the drum 105 is free to turn in the opposite direction under the, tension of the spring 113. The spring 113 iswound or placed under tension by the action of the pulley 110, when it drives the drum to move the carriage 100 the act of cutting the cloth. The spring 113 now rotates the drum in an opposite direction and thereby returns the carriage 100 to the right hand end of the machine against the bracket 43. When the carriage 100 is returned to the bracket 43, the carriage strikes the shifting finger 121 and shifts the bar 120 back into its normal position to thus swing the hell crank lever 11? in the direction to lower its horizontal arm, and thus'move the drum 105 back into alinement with the gear pulley 110., The cutting mechanism is now in position to be again actuated after the cloth is wound to another desired length upon the frame 55.,

It is within the spirit of this invention to changes ofthese specifically described and illustrated forms of this invention, asthe scope of the following claims will permit, to

adapt the machine to the conditions of use and manufacture met with in the production and application of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A machine as specified provided with a frame having upper and lower transverse braces, an upright in one side of the frame engaging the braces to guide the upright in its transverse adjustment in latch-in, each end of the upright for interlocking enga ement with said the upright om movement when adjusted,

make such other various modifications and of bars and sever ends of the standards,

the frame, a

braces to hold and means carried by the upright to be engaged by the hand. toretract the latches and permit adjustment of the upright.

2. A machine as specified provided with a frame having upper and lower transverse braces provided with rack teeth, an upright in the frame at one side thereof having heads upon its opposite ends for engagement about said braces to guide the upright in its transverse adjustment in the frame, a latch in each end of the upright for interlocking engagement with said racks to hold the upright from movement when adjusted, and a pair of thumb levers projecting laterally from the upright, and having connection with said latches to retract the same and permit of the adjustment of the upright.

3. In a machine as specified, a frame, a bolt support in the lower end of the frame, a reel in the top of the frame adapted to receive the cloth from the bolt, operating means normally engaging the reel to turn it and rewind the bolt, a measuring device between the bolt support and the reel for engagement with the cloth to measure it, a cutting device between the bolt support and the reel, and shiftable means between the operating means and the cutting device and having connection with the measuring means whereby upon the rewinding of a predetermined length of the cloth the shifting means is adapted to shift the operating means from the reel to the cutting mechanism and cau e the latter to sever the cloth. I

4:- ][n a machine as specified, a frame, a bolt support in the frame, a reel in the frame adapted to receive cloth from the bolt to rewind the cloth, operating means for engagement with the reel to turn the latter, a pair of bars fixed in the frame and extending across one side of the cloth, a second pair of bars adjustably mounted in the frame against the opposite side of the cloth and adapted for movement toward and from the fixed bars to clamp the cloth thereagainst, cutting mechanism mounted on the fixed bars for severing'the cloth when stretched thereover, and shifting means connected to the operating means and having connection with said second bars and with said cutting mechanism to clamp the cloth between the pairs the cloth between the fixed bars.

5. Tn a machine as specified, apair of standards, a cross piece joining the upper vertically spaced apart brace bars joining the standards and having racks upon their inner opposite faces, an upright slidably connected at its opposite ends to said braces and adapted for movement transversely in the frame, latches in the ends of the upright for engagement with said racks to lock the upright in adjusted position, springs in the opposite ends of,

the upright to n rma lly urge the latches against said racks, rods extending inwardly from the latches, blocks slidably mounted in the upright at an intermediate portion thereof and having connection with said rods, thumb latches carried by the blocks and projectingrlaterally fromthe upright for engagement with the fingers to draw the blocks together and retract said latches, upper and lower spindles carried in one of said stand ards, and opposed upper and lower spindles carried in said adjustable upright, said spindles being adapted to support a bolt of cloth, said upright being adjustable to admit cloth of difierent widths in the frame.

6. In a machine as specified, a frame, a bolt support in the frame, winding mecha nism in the frame for engagement with the cloth of the bolt to rewind it, a pair of spaced apart bars fixed in the frame and adapted to engage against one side of the cloth between the bolt support and the winding mechanism, a pair of'movable bars arranged against the opposite side of the cloth and'adapted for adjustment toward the fixed bars to bind the cloth thereover, a knife slidably mounted on the fixed bars and projecting therebetween for severing the cloth, means for reciprocating the knife, operating means detachably connected to the winding mechanism, and to the knife and the movable bars, whereby upon the adjustment of the operating means to stop the winding mechanism, said adjustable bars are moved against the cloth to bind the same over the fixed bars and said knife is actuated to sever the cloth between the fixed bars.

7. In a machine as specified, a frame, a bolt support in the frame, winding mechanism in the frame for receiving cloth from the bolt, a shiftable operating member adapted for movement toward and from the porting means over which the web of clothwinding mechanism to operate and release the latter, a lever for shifting said operating member, means for locking the lever in position, for actuating the winding mechanism, a clamping device engaging the cloth between the bolt support and the winding mechanism and having connection with said shifting lever to release the cloth when said lever is locked, a cutter in the frame to sever the cloth when clamped, and a measuring device in the frame to engage the cloth and having a tripping arm for engagement with said locking means, to release the lever upon the passage of a predetermined length of cloth from the bolt and clamp and cut the cloth.

8. In a machine as specified, a frame, bolt supporting means in the opposite portions of the figime, a plate between said bolt supfrom the bolt is adapted to pass, acontact wheel bearing afitinstthe web of cloth 6 to press the same against said plate and rotate said wheel by the movement of the cloth in the frame, a second Wheel spaced outwardly from the path of the web, a projection carried by the second wheel, and a number wheel mounted on the frame adjacent' the second wheel, and having a plua'ality of pins projecting therefrom and equidistantly spaced upon the wheel for contact consecutively with said projection to advance the number. wheel upon each complete revolution of the contact wheel.

9. In a' machine as specified, means for supporting and conveying a web of cloth, a plate for engagement against one side of the web, a spring pressed bracket at the opposite side of the web, a shaft carried by the bracket, a friction wheel fixed to one end of the shaft opposite the plate and adapted to press the web against said plate and turn the contact wheel by the movement of the web, a second wheel carried upon the opposite end of said shaft, a projection mounted on the second wheel, a number wheel arranged adjacent the web, and a plurality of equi-distantly spaced pins carried by the number wheel and adapted for consecutive engagement with said projection, to intermittently advance the number wheel upon the turning of the contact wheel.

10. In a machine as specified, a frame, a bolt support in the bottom of the frame, winding means in the upper end of the frame, a counter arranged intermediate the frame to be actuated by the passage of a web of cloth upwardly from the bolt to the winding means, cloth cutting mechanism "at the intermediate portion of the frame, and operating mechanism for the cutting mechanism controlled by said counter.

11. In a machine as specified, a frame, means for conveying a web of cloth upwardly through the frame, a measuring device in the frame, a cutting device in the frame, and means controlled by the measuring device for effecting the operation of said cutting device upon the passage of a predetermined length of the web upwardly through the frame.

12. In a machine as specified, a frame, means for feeding a. web upwardly through the frame, cutting means, and controlling devices between the cutting means and the web feeding means to trip the cutting means a trigger connected to said shifting lever for operating the same upon the registration 011 the measuring device of the passage of a predetermined length of the web through the frame, and disconnecting the drive pulley from the frame support, and cutting means in the frame for connection with said lever, whereby the cutting means may be operated upon the shifting of the lever and when the feeding of the web upwardly same, a spring pressed lever engaging the operating member to hold it normally out of contact with the winding mechanism, an adjustable locking device to hold the lever in contact with the winding mechanism for actuating the latter, and a measuring device engaging the cloth and having a tripping arm for engagement with said locking device to release it and free the lever, whereby the latter is permitted to shift the operating member to release the winding mechanism and actuate the cutter and the clamp.

15. In a machine as specified and in combination, a frame, a bolt support in the frame, winding mechanism in the frame spaced from the bolt support to receive the end of the bolt to rewind it, cloth measuring mechanism in the frame adapted for contact with the cloth to be rewound, cloth cutting mechanism in the frame between the bolt support and the winding mechanism and being normally at rest, operating mechanism in the frame adapted for connection with the winding mechanism to actuate it, and a shiftable device connected to the operating mechanism and to the cutting mechanism to hold the latter inoperative when the winding mechanism is actuated, and for shifting the operating mechanism into contact with the cutting mechanism, and for releasing the winding mechanism.

16. 111 a machine as specified, a frame, a

bolt support in the frame, a reel in the frame' adapted to receive the web of cloth from the bolt, fixed bars extending transversely in the frame at one side of said web, clamping bars arranged transversely in the frame against the opposite side of the web, springs connecting said clamping bars to urge the same against the fixed bars and bind the web thereover a carriage slidable on the fixed bars, a knife on the carriage projecting into the plane of the web, a spool carried in one side of the frame opposite the fixed bars, a cord on said spool having its opposite ends connected to the opposite sides of the carriage and being looped across the frame, a pulley in the opposite side of the frame to receive the looped cord thereover, driving means for turning the spool to move the carriage and knife in one direction across the frame, a spring engaging the spool to actuate the same and draw said carriage backwardly across the frame, an operating element between said reel and said driving means and having connection with said clamping bars, said operating element being adapted to be shifted into contact with the reel to rewind the cloth and to spread the clamping bars to free the cloth, and being adapted to be shifted into contact with said spool driving means to sever the cloth and to release theclamping bars for clamping the cloth while being out.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEURGE F. MANSFIELD.

Witnesses:

W. H. CANTY, WATKINS V. LE Jmmn 

